School Survey
Reproduced
with kind permission of Mr.Terry Law, Director of Specialisms,
King
Edward the 6th Grammar School for Boys
Camp
Hill, Birmingham
This
half day training course was run for the entire 6th form at King
Edward’s School. The feedback represents the opinions opf the students concerfning the benefits they gained from the training course.
FEEDBACK
FROM PERSONALITY SESSION
I
can recognize the personality style of :
Myself…………………100%
My best friends…..100%
My Parents……………93%
My teachers………….62%
I
understand how this can help me:
Socially………..….96%
At home……..…..76%
In my career…..100%
My
understanding of what makes other people tick will grow:
Yes………..86%
No…………14%
The
Session was:
Relevant and useful…………..…97%
Neither relevant nor useful……3%
Enjoyable…………………………..100%
FEEDBACK
FROM SESSION ON CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS
I
learned what clues to look for in order to start a conversation:
Yes………………………89%
No……………………….11%
I
have learned what clues to listen for to keep a conversation going, even when I
know nothing about the subject:
Yes……………90%
No…………….10%
I
understand what stages an interview will pass through and when to ask questions
of my own:
Yes………….69%
No…………..31%
I
have learned how to empathise emotionally with other people:
Yes………….79%
No……………21%
I
have learned when NOT to do so:
Yes…………..83%
No……………17%
The
Session was relevant and useful:
Yes………….97%
No…………….3%
The
session was enjoyable:
Yes………….97%
No…………….3%
FEEDBACK
FROM THE “DIFFICULT INTERVIEW” SESSION
I
understand the importance of thorough preparation for any interview:
Yes……………100%
I
have learned examples of research I should do before an interview:
Yes……………..93%
No………………..7%
I
have learned helpful strategies for dealing with difficult questions:
Yes…………….90%
No……………..10%
And
with difficult interviewers:
Yes……………79%
No……………21%
The
session was relevant and useful:
Yes……………90%
No…………….10%
The
session was enjoyable:
Yes…………….97%
No……………….3%
TEACHER'S COMMENT: "Just thought you would like to know that we now have 15 confirmed offers for Oxbridge-our highest ever. I can't say it is directly related to your sessions; but it is interesting that the highest number of offers comes in the first year we offered this additional support."